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Alaskan Hermit Crab, Pagurus ochotensis

A common hermit crab, the Alaskan hermit crab, Pagurus ochotensis,
can be found
in the Northwestern Pacific and the Pribilof Islands in Alaska to off Point
Arena, California; intertidal to 388 m. Pagurus ochotensis is in the family
Paguridae and is identified by the yellowish eyes and the irridescent sheen
to its legs and claws. It usually prefers moon snail shells, but in this photo
is housed in a Fusitriton oregonensis.